0:00 Intro: VMware Explore 2025 in Las Vegas 3:44 Virtualizing entire data centers for efficiency 6:31 AI accelerating the move to platform solutions 8:47 Three friction points in enterprise adoption 11:52 Enhanced security features in VCF 9.0 13:42 Balancing legacy IT with modern architectures 15:24 Private cloud's resurgence and workload repatriation How is VMware’s Cloud Foundation 9.0 changing enterprise cloud strategy and addressing the core challenges facing today's IT and development teams? At VMware Explore 2025, host Daniel Newman, CEO and Chief Analyst at The Futurum Group, is joined by Broadcom's Hock Tan, President and CEO, for a conversation on the highlights from his general session keynote. This session focuses on how VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 is influencing enterprises both large and small, and how it is unifying IT practitioners and developers by addressing and eliminating the “three points of friction.” The key takeaways from the discussion point to three specific areas of focus for the platform. Unifying Teams: The platform is designed to bridge the operational gap between different IT functions—specifically between IT practitioners and developers. The goal is to create a shared ecosystem that can streamline application development and deployment across the enterprise. Security and Speed: VCF 9.0 aims to solve the challenge of balancing a rapid pace of innovation with necessary security controls. By integrating security capabilities directly into the platform, it seeks to provide a model where faster application delivery does not come at the expense of security. Modernization and Hybrid Cloud: A central component of the strategy is enabling organizations to modernize their legacy systems. The platform's hybrid cloud model is presented as a way to leverage the benefits of both private and public cloud environments, allowing enterprises to enhance their competitive position without requiring a full migration. In essence, the platform is being framed as a unified solution that addresses the operational and strategic challenges of balancing speed, security, and modernization within the enterprise. Watch the full video at , and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel, so you never miss an episode.